Mike Judge quotes

Mike Judge is an American producer, animator, and writer, best known for creating influential animated series such as Beavis and Butt-Head and King of the Hill. His work has had a major impact on American television comedy, blending satire with unique cultural commentary. He continues to shape the entertainment industry through his distinctive humor and creativity. Here are 33 of his quotes:

Stealing, you'll go far in life. Actually, there is something funny about getting away with it. (Mike Judge)
It seems like there's a lot of people who just do not understand satire. They think it's weird. There's people who just don't understand you portray something or just explore a character, it means you're condoning it, saying this is the way to live. View quote
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I like the Stooges. You know what movie I saw that I sort of discovered late was Jerry Lewis in 'The Nutty Professor'. I really liked that. View quote
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Susie Lynn, the producer of those segments, goes in and lays all the voices over the video. View quote
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In order to have a plot, you have to have a conflict, something bad has to happen. View quote
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I went to a Catholic high school and it seemed like every time I drew something for a class project, it either got thrown away by the teacher or something. View quote
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They don't make you pay for the humor. It's up and down, but they're trying to give you as many laughs as possible in 2 minutes. They are the most honest comedians ever. View quote
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One thing I was thinking about is that they probably get their come-uppance about the same percentage that people in real life do. Basically, stealing for all practical purposes might as well be legal in New York. View quote
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It was really weird, when this thing started, to hear lawyers and MTV people calling me and actually saying 'ButtHead.' People tried to avoid it too. View quote
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I don't return anybody's calls unless it's going to mean extra money for me. And I've completely cut off all relationships with any friends that I had before the show. And I've copped an attitude. View quote
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You ought to try being cruel to some people. (Mike Judge)
All the Disney lead male characters always have this kind of John Davidson kind of look to them. They all look like the same guy, and all the females look like the same, and I think the guys are just way too big. View quote
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One thing I always heard from the begining when I talked about this being a movie - was that the rule is that animated movies don't work unless they're Disney movies for kids. Unless they're family movies. View quote
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Beauty and the Beast seemed like it all was really brown. The whole thing was just so brown and orange and yellow, like Burger King or something. I don't think I would have liked Beauty and the Beast at any age. View quote
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I don't think any movie I would do would be too serious or serious at all. View quote
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I've seen a lot of pairs of guys that have been hanging out together way too long-until they're laughing all the time. View quote
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It's amazing what we can get away with and what we can't. But it's not for me to decide. View quote
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Then there was a kid in the neighborhood about three blocks away, his name was Bobby Beavis. View quote
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They say it figures MTV would do such a vulgar, awful, horrible show and they completely miss that it's satirizing the people who watch MTV. View quote
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Who is Mike Judge? Let me think. The only way I could possibly answer that question would be in a nonverbal fashion. I think I could do an interpretive dance that would answer that question for you. View quote
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People say that the Beavis voice doesn't sound like me or some other voices. Butt-Head I think sounds like me. (Mike Judge)
They're free because they don't know any, better. So they can just run around and do whatever, and do whatever, and most of the time they don't get caught. View quote
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I put the storyboard down and came back to it like two weeks later and saw that I had written 'Butt-Head' next to the picture, and it kind of made me laugh and I thought, Well, might as well go for every laugh you can get. View quote
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Why should every single character be an honor student who goes around helping others and never doing anything wrong? Is that like the rule or something? View quote
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I almost didn't name Butt-Head 'Butt-Head.' I came real close to calling him something else. View quote
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Mike Judge

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Occupation: American Producer
Born: October 17, 1962
Quotes count: 33